Monday, April 25, 2011

Connecting Rural Roads

The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid for Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh  for construction of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).The sum is from the special window created in NABARD(National Bank for Agriculture& Rural Development) under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) as grants in aid to the respective Rural Road Development Agency (RRDA). RRDA is the agencies executing the works taken up under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the state.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country. PMGSY envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hilly states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads. 

Courtesy : PIB

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